Chapter Summaries

Genitsu trained with Kakashi before the Rock and Sand forces launched a sudden assault on Konoha’s western front. As the battle erupted, Genitsu unleashed his Nuclear Release across the battlefield, leaving enemy ninja weakened and alarmed by the scale of his technique.

• Genitsu returned from his struggle with Godzilla and spoke with Kakashi, who reluctantly accepted his offer of help.
• Genitsu trained while Kakashi practiced with his blade, and Genitsu considered applying for the Chunin Exams.
• The Rock and Sand forces launched a major attack, prompting Orochimaru to lead Konoha’s roughly four thousand ninja into battle while Tsunade stayed with the medical unit.
• Minato and Shibi left to intercept powerful enemy ninja, while Genitsu led his squad through the frontline.
• Genitsu spread Nuclear Release radiation across the battlefield, weakening enemy bodies as Kakashi led the squad’s assault.
• Rock and Sand ninja noticed their Chakra production and heat dissipation changing, and realized Genitsu’s technique was affecting a vast area.

Genitsu’s Nuclear Release weakened Iwa and Suna forces across the battlefield, allowing Konoha to turn the tide while protecting him from attackers. As the radiation drained Genitsu’s Chakra and Kakashi fought recklessly, Chiyo and Kitsuchi prepared to enter the battle and kill Genitsu themselves.

• Genitsu ordered Konoha’s fighters to hold off enemy jonin and focus on killing the weaker Iwa and Suna ninja, while his radiation continued to weaken them across a wide area.
• Konoha ninja formed a defensive line around Genitsu, and Umino Kawamiya protected him from a puppet attack as Genitsu joked about treating him and Iruka to a drink.
• Kakashi charged through the enemy with Lightning Blade, killing many weakened ninja but taking wounds because he could not control the technique well.
• The Iwa and Suna commanders ordered puppet forces and Rock Clones to break through the defenses around Genitsu.
• Chiyo identified Genitsu’s ability as a cell-attacking Chakra-ray poison and decided to kill its source, while Kitsuchi prepared to join the fight himself.

Genitsu’s radiation devastated the Suna and Iwa forces as Konoha’s fighters battled them across the border. The fighting continued until sunset, while Orochimaru, Minato, and Shibi engaged the enemy’s strongest fighters.

• Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets to attack Genitsu, but Orochimaru intercepted her with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Kitsuchi called on Roshi, who used Lava Release against Konoha’s forces, and Minato stepped in to fight the Four-Tails jinchuriki.
• Aburame Shibi charged toward Kitsuchi and his guards as Kage-level fighters and elite jonin joined the battle.
• Suna shinobi used Wind Release to stir up dust and weaken Genitsu’s radiation, but Genitsu increased his output and badly injured their forces.
• Genitsu refused Tsunade’s order to retreat, and the battle continued until the sun set.

Shiranui Genitsu helped Konoha win a major battle against the combined forces of the Sand and Iwa ninja, earning a fearsome reputation for his Nuclear Release. After the exhausted survivors celebrated, Tsunade summoned Genitsu and confronted him for disobeying her orders.

• Genitsu and Kazue finished off enemies as the battlefield filled with corpses, while the Kage-level fighters ended their battle without a death.
• Orochimaru severed Chiyo’s hand, and Minato Namikaze forced Roshi and the Iwa ninja to retreat, bringing the battle to an end.
• Konoha celebrated its victory and heavy enemy losses, while Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and Might Guy bickered among themselves.
• Konoha ninja praised Genitsu’s Nuclear Release, began calling him “Disaster,” and thanked him for saving their lives.
• Genitsu reported to the central command tent, where Tsunade punched him and scolded him for disobeying her order to retreat.

Genitsu asked the western front's senior officers for access to the Scroll of Seals, but they left the decision to the Hokage and assigned him and his classmates to take the Chūnin Exams. As they prepared to return to the village, Hiruko arrived as their escort and told Genitsu to remember to repay him.

• Genitsu requested permission to study powerful ninjutsu in the Scroll of Seals, and the senior officers said the Hokage would have to approve it.
• Genitsu told Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and the others that the village had ordered them to take the Chūnin Exams.
• Genitsu recalled that the exams would be a formality and considered how becoming a chūnin could lead to his promotion to special jōnin.
• Genitsu warned Kazue that he planned to conduct a risky experiment on her that might extend her life by a few years.
• Hiruko arrived by Orochimaru's order to escort Genitsu and the others back to the village, then told Genitsu to remember to repay him.

Genitsu’s squad was ambushed by Gari’s Iwa ninja, forcing Hiruko to fight alongside them. The battle began with Hiruko targeting Gari, while Genitsu struggled to break through the enemy’s chakra defenses.

• Genitsu sensed more than a dozen approaching enemies and warned the squad, but Hiruko ordered everyone to keep moving.
• Genitsu suggested Hiruko stay behind to face the enemy, but Hiruko refused and the Iwa ninja caught up with them.
• Gari identified Genitsu, Kakashi, and Kazue as targets and ordered his squad to attack, while Earth Release walls surrounded the Konoha group.
• Gari called Hiruko a mediocre jōnin, provoking him to attack; Hiruko blasted through the walls with Water Release and charged at Gari.
• Gari struck Hiruko with Explosion Release: Landmine Fist, but Hiruko escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Hiruko asked whether Genitsu could use Impurity Absorption to defeat Gari, and Genitsu said Gari’s chakra protection prevented him from penetrating it.

Hiruko, Genitsu, and their allies fought Gari and the Iwa shinobi, but Gari’s Explosion Release and Steel Release overwhelmed the group. Genitsu ordered the others to retreat while he stayed behind, but Obito refused to leave him.

• Hiruko struggled against Gari and considered escaping with Genitsu so he could seize Genitsu’s Kekkei Genkai with the Chimera Technique.
• Gari broke through Genitsu’s defenses and resisted his Vibration Waves with Steel Hardening, while Kakashi’s Lightning Blade failed to pierce him.
• Genitsu ordered Kakashi to lead the others in retreat and insisted that he and Hiruko would cover them.
• Guy took Kazue and Rin and fled with Kakashi, while Kazue warned Genitsu not to die.
• Obito ignored the retreat order, charged the Iwa shinobi, and declared that he would not leave Genitsu behind.

Genitsu used a sudden Super Vibration Wave to escape with Obito, leaving Hiruko behind, then prepared traps as Gari pursued them. When Obito tried to sacrifice himself, Genitsu confronted Gari and unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light.

• Obito fought the Iwagakure shinobi long enough for Genitsu and Hiruko to regroup with him, but Gari badly wounded Hiruko.
• Genitsu blasted the ground with Super Vibration Wave, grabbed Obito, and escaped while claiming Hiruko had stayed behind to hold off the enemy.
• Genitsu reasoned that Hiruko was dangerous and might target him for his Chimera Technique, then led Obito away across the battlefield.
• Genitsu and Obito laid traps to delay Gari, but Gari broke through and caught up with them.
• Obito offered to risk his life so Genitsu could escape, but Genitsu stopped him and unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light at Gari.

Genitsu unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light, vaporizing Gari and the Stone Ninja squad at the cost of severe burns and blood loss. Obito carried Genitsu away, while White Zetsu survived and set off to report the terrifying technique to Madara.

• Genitsu unleashed White Hot Light at Gari and the Stone Ninja, melting the ground and killing the ninja caught in its path.
• Gari poured all his Chakra into Steel Release to resist, but the beam engulfed and vaporized him.
• Genitsu collapsed from his injuries and ordered Obito to carry him away to recover and await rescue.
• A hidden Stone Ninja scout arrived, saw the squad's destruction, and was swallowed by White Zetsu.
• White Zetsu watched Genitsu and Obito leave, wondered about Genitsu's bloodline, and went underground to report to Madara.

After Genitsu unleashed a devastating technique against Gari’s ambush squad, Kakashi led the survivors toward reinforcements while Kazue turned back to help him. Genitsu recovered from his injuries in a cave with Obito, but a pursuer found them and threatened to make Genitsu repay him.

• Kazue turned back to support Genitsu, while Kakashi insisted the others continue to find reinforcements and complete the mission.
• Kakashi’s group encountered Yūhi Shinku’s patrol, and Kakashi reported that Hiruko, Genitsu, and Obito had stayed behind to face Gari’s Iwagakure squad.
• Yūhi Shinku and his patrol found a vast ravine and scorched wasteland, then began searching for the missing Konoha ninja.
• In a cave, Genitsu used Super Regeneration to recover from the injuries and Chakra drain caused by his White Hot Light technique.
• A voice from the concealed cave entrance declared that Genitsu had nowhere left to run and demanded repayment.

Genitsu confronted the badly injured Hiruko, who revealed his Chimera Technique and tried to steal Genitsu’s Nuclear Release bloodline. As Hiruko attacked, Genitsu opened a storage scroll and summoned something he had considered too dangerous to use.

• Hiruko staggered into the cave, and Genitsu stopped Obito from trusting him, revealing that Hiruko was dangerous and had targeted Genitsu before.
• Hiruko accused Genitsu of abandoning him during their escape, while Genitsu explained that he had sensed Hiruko’s malice and would have taken him along otherwise.
• Hiruko revealed that he had modified his body to fake his death and used his self-created Chimera Technique to steal others’ talents and bloodline limits.
• Hiruko attacked Genitsu with regenerating flesh sprouts, while Obito’s Fireball Jutsu failed to stop him.
• Genitsu opened a storage scroll and used the Summoning Technique, preparing to unleash a dangerous, incomplete weapon or creature.

Genitsu used his Cancer Clone to turn Hiruko’s Chimera Technique against him. As the cancer cells consumed Hiruko, Genitsu freed himself and Obito, leaving Hiruko to face his destruction.

• Hiruko attacked Genitsu and Obito, trapping them in the Chimera Technique’s fusion process.
• Obito awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and Hiruko became eager to absorb his eyes.
• Genitsu revealed his Cancer Clone, whose rapidly multiplying cells entered Hiruko’s body.
• Hiruko failed to control the cancer cells, which multiplied faster whenever he used Chakra and began consuming him.
• Genitsu broke free of Hiruko’s flesh sprouts and pulled Obito out, telling Hiruko, “welcome to hell.”

Genitsu used Hiruko’s Cancer Cells to test whether they could generate Chakra, drawing the newly produced energy into himself. The surge stirred Godzilla within Genitsu and shattered Hiruko’s will, leaving him under Genitsu’s control.

• Genitsu warned Obito to stay back as Hiruko’s body was consumed by the Cancer Cells.
• Hiruko attacked Genitsu with his flesh buds, and Genitsu linked his will to the Cancer Cells and began controlling them.
• Genitsu made the Cancer Cells produce Chakra and drained the new energy from Hiruko.
• The Chakra surge stirred Godzilla, whose gaze overwhelmed Hiruko inside Genitsu.
• Hiruko fled in terror, but Genitsu used the Cancer Cells to control him and told Obito something interesting had happened.

Genitsu escaped Hiruko’s attack and secretly marked him with a Summoning Technique contract before letting him flee. Back in Konoha, Genitsu’s supposed Forbidden Technique and victory over Gari made the village see him as a rising powerhouse.

• Kazue arrived at the cave and learned that Hiruko had attacked Genitsu after defecting from the village.
• Genitsu secretly placed a Summoning Technique contract mark on Hiruko, released him, and stopped Obito and Kazue from chasing him.
• Kazue warned Obito to keep Genitsu’s secrets, and Obito revealed that he had awakened his eyes.
• Genitsu, Kazue, and Obito met Yūhi Shinku and returned to Konoha, where Genitsu explained Hiruko’s defection.
• Shinku mistook Genitsu’s losses from using a Forbidden Technique for lasting harm and promised to arrange medical care.
• News that Genitsu had killed Gari with a secret technique spread rapidly through Konoha.

After Shiranui Genitsu killed Gari with a Forbidden Technique, the major ninja villages raised their threat assessment of him and Konoha celebrated his achievement. The Third Hokage considered how to keep Genitsu close, while Danzo offered to pursue Hiruko and declared an interest in Genitsu.

• Kitsuchi learned that Gari and his squad had been wiped out by Genitsu, then ordered Genitsu's kill priority raised and a huge bounty placed on him.
• News of Gari's death spread through the Shinobi World, prompting rival villages to consider eliminating Genitsu, while Orochimaru noted that Danzo and Hiruko would be disappointed he survived.
• Konoha celebrated Genitsu's achievement, and the Third Hokage heard Yūhi Shinku's report and considered summoning Genitsu to learn the cost of his Forbidden Technique.
• Danzo told the Third Hokage that Hiruko had defected and conducted forbidden human experiments, offered Root for the pursuit, and said he took a great fancy to Genitsu.

Genitsu reunited with his former classmates over a costly barbecue meal and learned that many young shinobi had died in the war. On his way to meet the Hokage, he resisted a genjutsu and encountered Danzo, who declared that he wanted Genitsu as his disciple.

• Genitsu met Genma, Gekko Hayate, and Ebisu at a barbecue restaurant, then shared a meal with Kazue and Might Guy.
• Ebisu told Genitsu that Uenaka Yuto and many other shinobi from their year had died in the war.
• An ANBU summoned Genitsu to the Hokage Building late that night, and Genitsu set off after saying goodbye to his companions.
• Genitsu noticed and broke a combined genjutsu on his way to the Hokage Building.
• Danzo emerged with Root ninja and told Genitsu that he had come to take him as his disciple.

Genitsu accepted Danzo as his teacher and explained his White Hot Light technique to the Third Hokage, who added it to the Scroll of Seals. In return for the technique and his military service, Genitsu chose a forbidden technique he believed would help him control Godzilla: Nine Mask Svāhā.

• Genitsu agreed to become Danzo’s disciple and accompanied him to the Third Hokage’s office.
• The Third Hokage questioned Genitsu about White Hot Light, and Genitsu claimed that using it shortened his lifespan.
• Genitsu offered to record White Hot Light in the Scroll of Seals, and the Third Hokage let him choose a forbidden technique in return.
• After examining the Scroll of Seals, Genitsu chose Nine Mask Svāhā.

Genitsu learned Nine Mask Svāhā from the Third Hokage because he believed it would help him divide Godzilla and create Sub-Body Godzilla. Danzo brought him to Root, where Genitsu saw its brutal training and encountered the ruined Aburame Shikuroo.

• The Third Hokage unsealed Nine Mask Svāhā, and Genitsu memorized the technique he had chosen to help create Sub-Body Godzilla.
• Danzo questioned Genitsu’s choice, then brought him to Root and declared that he would train and eventually command it.
• Danzo showed Genitsu Root’s human experiments and bloody training, and Genitsu reacted calmly without objecting.
• Danzo said Genitsu would be spared Root’s information-sealing curse mark and explained that Shikuroo had been ruined by Genitsu’s toxin.
• Genitsu praised Danzo’s mistaken theory that his toxin used microscopic particles to destroy cells, then looked at Shikuroo and sighed about Chakra.

Shikuro begged Genitsu to conduct human experiments on him after Danzo rejected him, while Genitsu became Danzo’s disciple and drew the clans’ attention. Setsuna prepared Kazue for the possibility that Genitsu’s experiments would fail by revealing the Uchiha’s forbidden technique, Izanagi.

• Danzo dismissed Shikuro from Root, calling him useless and ordering him to return to the Aburame Clan.
• Genitsu treated Shikuro kindly, and Shikuro begged him to conduct human experiments; Genitsu said Shikuro was not ready and left, considering how he might still be useful.
• News that Danzo had taken Genitsu as his disciple spread through Konoha, prompting the clans to speculate about the Third Hokage’s motives and Root’s growing influence.
• Setsuna warned Kazue to be cautious around Danzo, then asked about her worsening illness; Kazue refused to let anyone remove her tumors.
• Setsuna brought Kazue to a secret Uchiha chamber and revealed Izanagi, instructing her to use the forbidden technique if her situation became irretrievable.

Setsuna regretted losing the chance to draw Genitsu into the Uchiha clan’s camp, while the village began the Chūnin Exams. Asuma tried to outdo Genitsu on the written test, which ended with Genitsu calmly tackling an essay about war and the Will of Fire.

• Setsuna watched Kazue leave and lamented that he had never found a chance to brainwash Genitsu, whom Danzō had taken as a disciple.
• Setsuna decided that if Kazue died, he would stop enduring and seek a way to attack Genitsu and seize his bloodline.
• Obito complained about having to take the Chūnin Exams, while Rin reassured him and Guy and Might Duy celebrated their determination to study.
• Asuma recruited Kurenai and Yamanaka Santianhuo to interfere with Genitsu during the written exam, believing theory was his chance to defeat him.
• Asuma struggled with the exam’s bizarre questions as the chief examiner urged the candidates to keep working and pointed out that Genitsu had begun the final essay.